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Forms of the United States War Department, Office of the Chief of Ordnance, are handbooks, descriptions, instructions, that would later be called technical manuals (TM's): a technical description of a cannon, machine-gun, rifle, pistol, revolver, some wagons and trucks belonging to the artillery and ammunition, also some field manuals (FM's ...
American logistics played a key role in the success of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northwest Europe during World War II. The campaign officially commenced on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and ended on 24 July, the day before the launch of Operation Cobra.
Some American troops arriving in 1942 were issued with the British battledress, and it was well received. An American version was then developed in the UK, which became known as the ETO or Eisenhower jacket. [23] In March 1944, Eisenhower and Lee raised a requirement for 4,259,000 ETO jackets, of which 300,000 would be manufactured in the UK.
The American logistics system was stretched, but came nowhere near breaking point. The railheads were pushed forward, the rehabilitation of the network keeping pace with the advance. No less than twenty-six engineer general service regiments worked on the railways, and by late April rail had supplanted motor transport and was carrying the bulk ...
Unlike business logistics, the objective of military logistics is not cost effectiveness of the supply chain, but maximum sustained combat effectiveness. [56] At the tactical level, effectiveness is the overriding consideration, whereas at the strategic level efficiency is the dominant concern.
It is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. It is one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Quartermaster Corps and the Ordnance Corps. The Corps was established in its current form on 31 July 1942, with predecessor services dating back to the American Civil War.
On August 22, 1918, the Army Service Corps was established to operate units in the Services of Supply. Eventually, more than 400 organizations would fall under the control of the Army Service Corps, including: [1]: 44–45 Headquarters Battalion, S. O. S. Headquarters Detachment, Renting, Requisition, and Claims (RR&C) Service, and RR&C companies
Another nice piece on WWII logistics, Hawkeye. Some comments from me: Lead. link Communications Zone Linked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:03, 5 July 2020 (UTC) []; suggest "but the American Mulberry at Omaha" Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:03, 5 July 2020 (UTC) []; link mortar (weapon) Linked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:03, 5 July 2020 (UTC) []; probably no need for (BARs) in the lead as not used again in ...